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Las Palmas Property 2020: Local Market Insight

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Expert local insight into the Las Palmas property market in 2020; by top-selling Gran Canaria estate agent Laura Leyshon.

Every year, I write a guide to the current state of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria property market and give my predictions for the next 12 months. Here’s the Las Palmas property 2020 report.

It’s a tricky job this year because there are so many factors that could affect property prices. Mostly, it has to be said, in a negative way.

On a local scale we have a deflating touristic bubble in Gran Canaria, the collapse of Thomas Cook, a decline in holiday rental investment and a big increase in new-build property. [Read more…]

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Las Palmas Property Market: The Future Is In Millennial Hands

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Laura Leyshon, Las Palmas estate agent, explains why the future of the market depends on the Millennial first-time buyer

While writing the 2020 guide to the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria property market, it occurred to me that there is a big unanswered question about the future.

If the Las Palmas property market keeps growing, who are the buyers?

[Read more…]

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4 Things Being An Estate Agent Has Taught Me About Gran Canaria

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Local estate agent Laura Leyshon tell us what working in Gran Canaria has taught here about island life: From paperwork to coffee breaks.

Gran Canaria runs on its own time

The Canary Islands are an hour behind the rest of Spain and on the same time as London. This gives the islands up to a billion euros per year of brand exposure on Spanish radio and TV. It’s so important that the Canary Islands have said that they will jump by an hour if Spain changes timezone to better suit its location.

It’s not just the “una hora antes en Canarias” that keeps the islands in a different timestream. Many of the words that the rest of the world use to describe time just don’t work here. [Read more…]

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Gran Canaria Property Market Update: March 2019

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Gran Canaria property update: March 2019: How the upcoming elections and other factors are affecting the market

When I wrote the 2019 guide to Las Palmas property in late 2018 I noted that I expected average prices to rise in 2019 despite a set of moderating factors.

These were; a decline in tourist rental investment, an increase in new-build property, and the inevitable decline in tourist numbers following the recent boom.

We must now add the uncertainty of national elections on April 28 and local elections on May 25.

Let’s have a look at each of these factors in more detail… [Read more…]

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Gran Canaria Property Guide: The Santa Brigida Area

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Detailed property area guide to Santa Brigida by local estate agent Laura Leyshon

Santa Brigida is an affluent, rural area of Gran Canaria. It contains a wide range of property types from large villas to modern apartments in Santa Brigida town.  [Read more…]

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New Hotel Rules Relaxed In Las Palmas De Gran Canaria Old Town

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Planning regulations for new hotels eased in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria old town

It is now much easier to open a new hotel in Las Palmas old town thanks to new rules.

All protected buildings in Las Palmas’ old town districts of Vegueta and Triana can now be converted into hotels thanks to the Plan Especial de Protección para Triana y Vegueta (PEP). [Read more…]

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